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This September 11, 2002, update is from EPAs Chemical Emergency Preparedness and
Prevention Office. Direct links to each document are provided. Volume 2, Number 5 includes:
1. Chemical Security
Advisory
2. RMP Reporting Center Update
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1. Chemical Security Advisory -
September 10, 2002
In light of todays announcement by U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft that the threat level for terrorist attack has
been elevated to high, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suggests that those who manufacture, distribute,
transport or store hazardous chemicals should be especially vigilant regarding the physical security of those chemicals.
Toward that end, EPA recommends that you review EPAs Chemical Safety Alert entitled: Chemical Accident Prevention: Site
Security, published by EPA on February 2000 and available on the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/secale.pdf
The FBI requests that you expeditiously
report any threats or suspicious behavior to your local FBI field office. A listing of FBI field offices can be found on
the FBI website at: www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/info.htm. Explanatory information on the
Homeland Security Advisory System can be found at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020312-5.html
Additional information on chemical security can be found at the
following websites:
The U.S. Department of Justice, through Sandia National
Laboratories, has
developed a chemical facility vulnerability
assessment methodology (VAM). The VAM is a tool which
chemical facilities may apply to
assess their security
vulnerabilities and to assist decisions regarding how to
appropriately address those vulnerabilities. A report
detailing
the VAM can be accessed on the National Institute of Justices
website at: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/195171.pdf
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) with
the Synthetic
Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association and the Chlorine
Institute have produced a chemical site
security guideline
document and a chemical transportation security guideline
document. Both documents are available on the ACC
website
at: http://www.Americanchemistry.com/
The Center for Chemical Process Safety
(CCPS) has released,
Guidelines for Analyzing and Managing the Security
Vulnerabilities of Fixed Chemical Sites.
This book is intended
for chemical site managers, process safety managers, security
managers and others responsible
for conducting security
vulnerability analyses and managing security at fixed chemical
sites. To request a copy of this document visit
the CCPS
website at: http://www.djbassoc.com/CCPSregister.asp
If
you have questions regarding this advisory or EPAs Chemical Safety Alert, please contact George Hull of EPAs Office of
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention at (202) 564-9469.
Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) may
experience increased interest from members of their communities regarding the physical security of local chemical
facilities. In order to better respond to inquiries, LEPC members may also wish to review EPAs Chemical Safety Alert on
site security, referenced above. LEPCs may wish to discuss inquiries regarding a specific facility with the facilitys
emergency coordinator.
2. The RMP Reporting Center will be operated by a new contractor, Computer Sciences Corporation,
and has moved to a new location in Maryland. Their user support telephone and email support will be
back in
operation on September 12.
Please note these changes to the RMP*Submit manual:
As of September 12
RMPs should be sent to :
Risk Management Plan (RMP) Reporting Center
P.O. Box 1515
Lanham-Seabrook, Maryland
20703-1515
(The old P.O. Box in Virginia will forward mail to the new P.O, Box in Maryland for one year.)
For courier and fedex packages, the address will be:
Risk Management Plan (RMP) Reporting Center
c/o CSC
Suite
300
8400 Corporate Drive
New Carrollton, MD 20785
AS OF SEPTEMBER 12, the user support telephone
assistance line will be: (301) 429-5018.
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